As a part of Orthodontic week celebrations, MOSG Madras Orthodontic Study Group along with TNSWOSG Tamil Nadu South West Orthodontic Study Group in collaboration with the Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals conducted an e-poster competition on 21st October 2020, for post graduates of all colleges across Tamilnadu. There was an overwhelming response from colleges all over the state and a total of 72 post graduates registered and presented their posters. The program was inaugurated by Dr. Silju Mathew, President, Indian orthodontic society(IOS) and Dr.Sree devi General Secretary, Indian orthodontic society. Dr. Aravind Kumar, HOD Department of Orthodontics welcomed all the dignitaries, Dr. Gnana Shanmugam, Convenor IOS, Dr. Dilip and Dr.Edington, co-convenors addressed the gathering.
The scientific committee was taken care by Dr. Ravindra Kumar and Dr. Arvind Sivakumar. Scientific presentations were categorized into three different sessions - clinical innovation, original research and case reports. The sessions were judged by invited judges across the state. The program was conducted using zoom online platform provided by the IOS and was attended by post graduates and faculty members from many colleges throughout the state. A total of 3 best posters were given in research and clinical innovation category and 2 best posters in case reports category. Our student Dr.Swapna bagged the third prize in the research category.